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DEMIDEVIL, (stylized in all caps), is the debut mixtape by American singer-songwriter and rapper Ashnikko. After many scheduling changes, the project was ultimately released on January 15, 2021[1], through Parlophone Records and Warner Music Group.

The mixtape was preceded by three singles, "Cry" featuring Grimes, "Daisy", and "Deal With It" featuring Kelis. Two post-release singles were dropped later, being "Drunk With My Friends" and "Slumber Party" featuring Princess Nokia.

Background[]

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Release & Promotion[]

After Ashnikko's hiatus since the release of her third extended play (EP), Hi, It's Me, she would return with the single, "Tantrum", on March 6, 2020. Originally intended as the lead single for the mixtape, the song would later be demoted to a stand-alone single due to a error she made when sending the mixtape's tracklist to her label.[2] The "demidevil" character was first portrayed in the "Tantrum" music video alongside Ashnikko herself with another character titled "Little Blue". Later, the character name's would be revealed to be the title of the mixtape.

Ashnikko first teased the mixtape in a series of videos in which she is gradually turning into her "demidevil" alter ego, with the last of the three videos revealing the cover art, tracklist, and release date for the mixtape. Ashnikko coincidingly, officially announced the mixtape on August 28, 2020, via her social media to be released on October 8 of the same year.[3]

Days later, Ashnikko on September 16, announced that the project's launch would be changed to November 9, 2020 due to the COVID-19 virus pandemic.[4]

hey bb demidevils, sad COVID-related news for my mixtape, due to shipping delays & loads of other bs, the mixtape is being pushed back to friday november 13th. im sorry for the delay but i do think its fitting that my baby is born friday the 13th. ilysm 😈💕 she is worth the wait

After a month, on October 21st, Ashnikko would return with more news about the release of the mixtape. Now, she decided to change the release date of DEMIDEVIL to February 16th of the following year, due to her wanting to spend more time with her family and not being well enough to promote the project she referred to as "her proudest body of work". She wrote:[5]

“ Hello beautiful babies of the web. I want to start this handwritten note saying a massive fucking thank youuuu to everyone that has shown support to my dumbass this year. 2020 has been fucking weird!! Like most of you, I can't wait for the year from the slimiest pits of hell be over. For the COVID's bitch ass to be gone!! To be blunt, I've made the executive decision (cuz I'm an executive lol) to move the release of DEMIDEVIL to my birthday, February 19th, 2021. I just don't want to put it out this year. I want to vote the orange fascist piece of shit out of the office, spend time with my family, and throw my fucking phone into the fucking ocean.

I know a lot of you have preordered the mixtape, and this may be a disappoinment, but with everything else going on, I'm not on the best mental space to be releasing and promoting my proudest body of work. I'm so proud of it!! I'm ssoooo proud! Which is why I have to push it back and give myself more time to give you the best version of me. The best most exciting release. The love and support you've shown me this year, especially on "Daisy", has been overwhelming. I can't thank you enough!! I get to do what I love more than anything in the world as a job?!?!!!? I'm a big blubbering crybaby fool! As a thank you to everyone who has pre-ordered, I'll be sending out your merch in November!!! I've been sitting on some of these songs for years & can't wait to share them with you all. I'm planning the stupidest most ridiculous & extravagant for the new week of release. I love you all!! Sorry I suck but it'll be worth it!

”

– Ashnikko, via Twitter (X)

A physical version of the mixtape was released in 2024, featuring "Tantrum" and the remix of "Daisy", "Daisy 2.0", which features Hatsune Miku, on the tracklist. It was also referred to as the deluxe version of the mixtape by Ashnikko.

Singles[]

  • The lead single ,"Cry" featuring Canadian musician Grimes, was released on June 17, 2020. An animated music video was premiered alongside the track's release. The song would later be nominated for the UK Music Video Awards for "Best Pop Video - UK".
  • The opening track, "Daisy", was released as the mixtape's second single on July 9, 2020. A music video in collaboration with Beats Electronics and TikTok was released on August 7, 2020. "Daisy" peaked at #30 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming her first charting and first top 40 hit in the United Kingdom. The song also peaked at #7 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart, becoming her second entry on the chart after "STUPID".
  • The third single, "Deal With It" featuring Kelis, was released on January 12, 2021, 3 days before the mixtape was released, together with the music video.
  • The fourth single "Drunk With My Friends" was released on February 19, 2021 as the first promotional single for the mixtape.
  • The fifth and final single "Slumber Party" featuring Princess Nokia, was released as a second promotional single on May 13, 2021.

Recording dates[]

Track-listing[]

The mixtape has 10 tracks, and an exclusive deluxe vinyl version released in 2024 with two more tracks.

No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "Daisy" Slinger • Ashnikko Slinger 2:26
2. "Toxic" Ashnikko • Kelly Kiara • Slinger Slinger 2:42
3. "Deal With It" (feat. Kelis) Dagny • Pharrell Williams • Chad Hugo • Slinger • Dan Priddy • Mark Crew • Max Wolfgang • Ashnikko Slinger 3:11
4. "Slumber Party" (feat. Princess Nokia) CallMeTheKidd • Princess Nokia • Ashnikko CallMeTheKidd 2:58
5. "Drunk With My Friends" Oscar Scheller • Ashnikko Oscar Scheller 2:08
6. "Little Boy" Oscar Scheller • Ashnikko Oscar Scheller 2:52
7. "Cry" (feat. Grimes) Melissa Faith Storwick • Ebenezer • Ashnikko • Grimes Ebenezer 2:06
8. "L8r Boi" Lauren Christy • Scott Spock • Graham Edwards • Avril Lavigne • Ashnikko Slinger & The Matrix 2:23
9. "Good While It Lasted" Gina Kushka • Jon Mills • Marcus Andersson • Ashnikko Jon Mills & Marcus Andersson 3:02
10. "Clitoris! The Musical" Oscar Scheller • Ashnikko Oscar Scheller 1:36

DEMIDEVIL: Special Edition is an exclusive vinyl version of the DEMIDEVIL mixtape. Ashnikko referred to this version as a deluxe version of the mixtape, containing two more tracks.

DEMIDEVIL: Special Edition
No. Title Writer (s) Producer (s) Length
11. "Tantrum" Ashnikko • Slinger Slinger
12. "Daisy 2.0" (featuring Hatsune Miku) Slinger • Ashnikko Slinger

Early draft track-list[]

The mixtape was planned to be an extended play (EP) of twelve tracks and and was intended to be released on November 9, 2020, things that were changed during its development. The original tracklist was leaked on December 26, 2024.

Early draft track-list
No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "Tantrum" Ashnikko, Slinger Slinger 2:20
2. "Cry" (feat. Grimes) Ashnikko, Grimes, FAANGS, Ebenezer Fabiyi Fabiyi 2:46
3. "Drunk With My Friends" Ashnikko, Oscar Scheller Scheller 2:07
4. "Daisy" Ashnikko, Slinger Slinger 2:59
5. "Creepy" Ashnikko, P2J, Slinger Slinger, P2J 3:42
6. "Good While It Lasted" Ashnikko, Gina Kushka, TBA TBA 3:21
6. "Deal With It" (feat. Kelis) Ashnikko, Keliis, Slinger Slinger 3:21
7. "Toxic" Ashnikko, Slinger, TBA Slinger 2:49
8. "Slumber Party" (feat. Princess Nokia) Ashnikko, Princess Nokia, CallMeTheKidd CallMeTheKidd 2:58
9. "L8r Boi" Ashnikko, Avril Lavigne, Slinger, Slinger 2:45
10. "Panic Attacks in Paradise" Ashnikko, Slinger Slinger 3:12
11. "Little Boy" Ashnikko, Scheller Scheller 2:36

Outtakes[]

Main article: List of unreleased songs

Key[]

  • Bold means the full studio version has been released/leaked.
  • Italicized means the song only has snippets or low quality.
  • Underlined means the official name of the song is unknown.

List[]

Speculated songs[]

There are songs that were listed on sites like ASCAP Repertoire during 2019 and early 2020, which make them speculated to be scrapped songs from DEMIDEVIL.

Tracks recorded during the mixtape sessions[]

These are songs recorded during the sessions of the mixtape that were not intended to be part of the project.

  • "Bo$$ Bitch" (Ashnikko's version; final version released on Brooke Candy's album)
  • "Power" (Ashnikko's version; final version released by TOMORROW X TOGETHER; renamed to "Frost")

Music videos[]

No. Title Release date Length
1. Cry (feat. Grimes) June 17, 2020 2:06
2. Daisy September 7, 2020 2:30
3. Deal With It (feat. Kelis) January 12, 2021 3:17
4. Drunk With My Friends February 19, 2021 2:15
5. Slumber Party (feat. Princess Nokia) May 13, 2021 3:22

Lyric videos[]

No. Title Release date Length
1. Daisy July 22, 2020 2:27
2. Toxic February 11th, 2021 2:43
3. Deal With It (feat. Kelis) January 25, 2021 3:11
4. Slumber Party (feat. Princess Nokia) February 11th, 2021 3:02
5. Little Boy February 11th, 2021 2:52
6. L8r Boi February 11th, 2021 2:29
7. Good While It Lasted February 11th, 2021 3:03

Trivia[]

  • The mixtape's first written song was written in 2018.
  • This mixtape also got a virtual concert, named DEMIDEVIL: The Livestream.
  • In 2020, Ashnikko said that she did not consider DEMIDEVIL as an album, however, in June 2024, she said on her discord that she now considered it her debut album.
  • The original delayed release date was February 19, 2021. Because a lot of pre-ordered albums were sent out too early, Ashnikko decide to release it on January 15, 2021, so everyone can hear the album together. Ut
  • Ashnikko didn't originally planned the mixtape to be named DEMIDEVIL and got instead the idea from her own fans, who when asked what the title should be via twitter, they asked it to be "DEMIDEVIL" due to the lyric on "Tantrum".
  • The mixtape was originally an EP, however around July-August 2020, the project began to be planned as a mixtape.
  • "Deal With It" is the longest track from this mixtape.
  • "Clitoris! The Musical" is the shortest track from this mixtape.
  • Ashnikko's favourite tracks are "Daisy" & "L8r Boi".
  • DEMIDEVIL passed 500M streams mark on Spotify.

References[]

  1. ↑ https://x.com/ashnikko/status/1347261098085543944
  2. ↑ Tantrumerror.png
  3. ↑ https://x.com/ashnikko/status/1299409116843081728
  4. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/CFNNA0nFyGM/?igsh=MTVmdmNieG51bWoyMg==
  5. ↑ https://x.com/ashnikko/status/1318996462437629952

Navigation[]

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DEMIDEVIL logo made by Another Melanie Fan-urro
Featured Tracks Daisy • Toxic • Deal With It • Slumber Party • Drunk With My Friendz • Little Boy • Cry • L8r Boi • Good While It Lasted • Clitoris! The Musical
Deluxe Edition Tantrum • Daisy 2.0
Outtakes Acne • Bad For You • Bet You Would • Boo Hoo • Break My Heart • Coming • Creepy • Dumpling • Frequency • Future Crazy Ex • Girlfriend • Karmas • Magic • Narcissus • Piggyback • Romcom • Unblock • Villain • Wifey • Wild • y0yOy0
Related Bo$$ Bitch • Power
Artists Ashnikko • Kelis • Princess Nokia • Grimes
Tours DEMIDEVIL: The Livestream • The DEMIDEVIL Tour 2021
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